Migrant Workers

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many migrant worker work permits were granted to farms in Bassetlaw in the last three years, broken down by country of origin.

Tony McNulty: Approvals for individuals to work in the UK agricultural sector are granted under the Work Permit Scheme, the Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) and the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS). The following tables show the approval information for each of the schemes.
	PQ 69738 tables
	
		Work Permit Scheme
		
			  2003 2004 2005 
		
		
			 Pakistan 0 1 1 
		
	
	
		Worker Registration Scheme
		
			  2004 2005 
		
		
			 Czech Republic 2 0 
			 Estonia 0 6 
			 Latvia 4 8 
			 Lithuania 2 3 
			 Poland 15 41 
			 Total 23 58 
		
	
	Note:
	The Worker Registration Scheme has only operated from 1 May 2004.
	
		Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
		
			  2004 2005 
		
		
			 Belarus 0 2 
			 Bulgaria 8 16 
			 Lithuania 4 0 
			 Russia 10 0 
			 Ukraine 2 17 
			 Total 24 35 
		
	
	Note:
	Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme applicants are recruited by Home Office contracted operators and information is only collated for those workers registered on the scheme. Previous to 2004 records were not collected as to which area of the country the workers were deployed to and therefore information is only available for the Bassetlaw area as from that date.
	This data is not provided under National Statistics protocols. It has been derived from local management information and is therefore provisional and subject to change.

Prisoners (Hampshire)

Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many UK nationals (a) are serving and (b) have completed in each of the past five years, prison sentences in Hampshire for (i) murder, (ii) manslaughter, (iii) grievous bodily harm, (iv) rape and (v) sexual offences against children; and how many of those released in each category served half of their sentence or less.

Gerry Sutcliffe: holding answer 11 May 2006
	The information requested on UK nationals being held in prisons in Hampshire by type of offence, as recorded on the central prison IT system, is provided in the attached table. This IT system does not specify sexual offences against children as a separate category, so information is not available for those offences. The information requested on how many prisoners have been discharged from sentences from prisons in Hampshire is not available.
	The only way in which an offender would have been released before the half way point would have been on home detention curfew which, for prisoners sentenced under the Criminal Justice Act 1991, is statutory restricted to those sentenced to less than four years and not convicted of a grave offence. Those who are eligible are then subject to risk assessment. So few of these offenders will have been released before the halfway point.
	
		Population of sentenced UK nationals in Hampshire prisons by offence and sentence length, 2002–06
		
			  June 2002 June 2003 
			  All Less than 4 years 4 years to less than life Life All Less than 4 years 4 years to less than life Life 
		
		
			 All 223 31 20 172 218 31 16 171 
			 Murder 158 0 0 158 157 0 0 157 
			 Manslaughter 7 2 3 2 4 0 1 3 
			 Wounding (inflicting GBH) 36 15 13 8 34 15 12 7 
			 Assault occasioning GBH 13 13 0 0 17 16 1 0 
			 Assault with intent to cause GBH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 
			 Rape 9 1 4 4 6 0 1 5 
		
	
	
		
			  June 2004 June 2005 
			  All Less than 4 years 4 years to less than life Life All Less than 4 years 4 years to less than life Life 
		
		
			 All 187 37 19 131 228 38 19 171 
			 Murder 118 0 0 118 146 0 0 146 
			 Manslaughter 6 2 0 4 4 0 0 4 
			 Wounding (inflicting GBH) 40 22 14 4 38 15 16 7 
			 Assault occasioning GBH 12 12 0 0 21 20 1 0 
			 Assault with intent to cause GBH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 
			 Rape 11 1 5 5 18 3 1 14 
		
	
	
		
			  March 2006 
			  All Less than 4 years 4 years to less than life Life 
		
		
			 All 243 42 1 180 
			 Murder 151 0 0 151 
			 Manslaughter 2 1 0 1 
			 Wounding (inflicting GBH) 53 21 18 14 
			 Assault occasioning GBH 20 20 0 0 
			 Assault with intent to cause GBH 0 0 0 0 
			 Rape 17 0 3 14

Energy Saving Trust

Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what funding was allocated by his Department to the Energy Saving Trust in each year since 1997.

Ian Pearson: holding answer 27 April 2006
	I have been asked to reply.
	Total funding for the Energy Saving Trust by my Department is as follows.
	
		
			  £ million 
		
		
			 1998–99 19 
			 1999–2000 23 
			 2000–01 22 
			 2001–02 24 
			 2002–03 23 
			 2003–04 25 
			 2004–05 28 
			 2005–06 27 
		
	
	Figures for 1997–98 cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost.

Miners' Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many (a) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (b) vibration white finger claims have been submitted from Bassetlaw constituency, broken down by district electoral ward.

Malcolm Wicks: The breakdown of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and vibration white finger (VWF) claims requested above is set out as follows:
	
		
			 Postcode COPD VWF 
		
		
			 DN10 and 11 4,257 2,364 
			 DN22 996 749 
			 NG20 5,298 3,518 
			 NG22 3,138 2,307 
			 S80 3,280 1,776 
			 S81 2,811 1,489 
			 Total 19,780 12,203

Miners' Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many bereavement awards have been paid out as part of a miner's industrial disease claim in each year since 1999.

Malcolm Wicks: In total, 32,681 bereavement awards have been paid out as part of miners' industrial disease claims since 1999. The annual breakdown is as set out as follows:
	
		Number of bereavement awards paid
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 1999 1,324 
			 2000 3,186 
			 2001 3,789 
			 2002 5,040 
			 2003 4,634 
			 2004 5,242 
			 2005 7,006 
			 2006(1) 2,460 
		
	
	(1) As at 7 May.

Miners' Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many services claims under the vibration white finger scheme have been (a) submitted and (b) refused since 1999.

Malcolm Wicks: As at 7 May, 50,699 vibration white finger services claims had been submitted 1 and 2,866 denied since 1999.
	1 Some of those claims submitted may not have been pursued to settlement, having either been withdrawn or just not progressed.

Miners' Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what (a) minimum and (b) maximum costs (i) have been claimed from and (ii) paid by his Department for common law (A) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (B) vibration white finger claims since 1999.

Malcolm Wicks: The minimum and maximum costs claimed are not readily available but the sums paid each year since 1999 are set out in the following tables:
	
		Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease £
		
			  Minimum Maximum 
		
		
			 1999 — — 
			 2000 1,048 4,600 
			 2001 1,048 76,000 
			 2002 1,076 21,500 
			 2003 2,181 35,500 
			 2004 529 56,539 
			 2005 1,188 26,609 
			 2006 1,452 32,017 
		
	
	
		Vibration white finger £
		
			  Minimum Maximum 
		
		
			 1999 705 7,603 
			 2000 588 10,927 
			 2001 180 8,001 
			 2002 75 9,070 
			 2003 433 10,875 
			 2004 347 18,088 
			 2005 588 12,500 
			 2006 971 15,058

Miners' Compensation

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which private contractors have signed up to his Department's claims handling agreement for mining diseases.

Malcolm Wicks: UK Coal, the largest of British Coal's successor companies, has signed up to the respiratory disease Claims Handling Agreement (CHA) as has AGF, the insurers of the small mines owners.
	A list of Coal Mining Contractors who are party to the 1999 VWF CHA 1 follows:
	A. Monk and Co. Ltd. (now Kvaerner Construction Ltd.)
	AM Mining Services Ltd. (dissolved 7 May 2002)
	Amalgamated Construction Company Ltd.
	Caledonian Mining Company Ltd. (now Calsafe Group Ltd. incorporating Caledonian Building Systems Ltd).
	CEMEC
	Cementation Mining Ltd.
	Cleveland Potash
	Davy Mining Ltd.
	Derek Crouch Mining Ltd.
	G. Elect Services Ltd.
	Hollybank Engineering Ltd.
	James Williams (Neath) Ltd.
	Kvaerner Construction Ltd.
	Low Valley Engineering and Shot Blasting Ltd.
	Matthew Hall Mining Ltd.
	MB Installations and Site Services
	Mining Skills Ltd.
	National Plant and Transport
	OMEC Engineering
	Small Mines
	Specialist Mining Services Ltd.
	T. Bridges and Co. Ltd.
	Techplus Mining Ltd.
	Thyssen (GB) Ltd.
	Trafalgar House Group
	UK Coal Mining Limited
	West Riding Technology
	Coal Investment
	Hatfield Colliery
	Midland Mining Ltd.
	Tower Colliery
	1 Please note that the VWF CHA has since been amended by negotiation with the Claimants Steering Group, which the above Coal Mining Contractors are only in agreement with in part

Offshore Petroleum Licensing

Mark Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 13 March 2006, Official Report, columns 91–92WS, on offshore petroleum licensing, what protection is in place in the 24th round of offshore petroleum licensing for Cardigan Bay, as a special area of conservation.

Malcolm Wicks: There are several types of protection which will be afforded to any special areas of conservation within Cardigan Bay.
	Prior to commencing the 24th Licence Round, my officials carried out a strategic environmental assessment in order to predict and evaluate the environmental implications of the round.
	We will shortly be conducting an "Appropriate Assessment" (pursuant to the habitats and birds directives) of potential impacts of the 24th Licence Round. An Appropriate Assessment will enable my officials to ascertain whether the proposed plan or project is likely to have an adverse effect on the integrity of a relevant site. In carrying out this Appropriate Assessment we will consult the Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
	Should any licences be granted and the operators subsequently apply to undertake activities that are likely to have a significant effect on a relevant site within Cardigan Bay then further Appropriate Assessments will be conducted at the project level. In addition, an environmental impact assessment may also be required as part of the permit application process.
	These assessments will be used to determine what type of activity may be licensed or consented and/or what form of mitigation should be applied.

UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Desmond Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will make a statement on the outcome of the March meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and its implications for the Government's policy on terminator seeds.

Ian Pearson: At the eighth meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Curitiba, Brazil 20–31 March 2006, Governments decided to reaffirm the decision which had been taken in 2000 that there should be a precautionary approach in field testing and commercial development of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURTs).
	This decision states that products incorporating GURTs should not be approved for field testing until appropriate scientific data can justify such testing and for commercial use until appropriate scientific assessments with regard to ecological and socio-economic impacts have been carried out and the conditions for their safe and beneficial use validated. In addition to reaffirming the precautionary approach in the 2000 decision, the 2006 decision calls for the respect of farmers' rights to the preservation of seed and for further research on the ecological, economic, social and cultural impacts of GURTs.
	The UK Government have pursued a consistent policy on this issue, supporting both the decision taken by the CBD in 2000 and the reaffirmation of this decision in 2006. As far as we are aware, no crops involving terminator technology are in use anywhere in the world, and none are under active commercial development.

Water Metering

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what percentage of households in each water company area has water meters; and what percentage of all households was metered in (a) 1990, (b) 2000 and (c) the latest year for which figures are available.

Ian Pearson: Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales. Each year it records the percentage of household customers with meters on an individual company and industry wide basis. This information is published by Ofwat in its 'Security of supply, leakage and the efficient use of water' report.
	Ofwat holds reliable figures on the percentage of metered properties from 1992–93 onwards. Figures for the period 1990–92 are not available. The latest reporting year for which figures are available is 2004–05.
	
		Household metering projections Percentage
		
			 Measured Household Properties 1992–93 1999–2000 2004–05 
		
		
			 Anglian and Hartlepool 4 42 54 
			 Dwr Cymru / Welsh 3 7 19 
			 United Utilities 2 9 17 
			 Northumbrian (North) 1 5 11 
			 Northumbrian (South) 2 23 35 
			 Severn Trent 5 17 24 
			 South West 4 23 46 
			 Southern 10 18 27 
			 Thames 2 16 20 
			 Wessex 5 23 33 
			 Yorkshire and York 3 18 27 
			 Bournemouth and West Hampshire 3 18 37 
			 Bristol 3 14 23 
			 Cambridge 5 42 54 
			 Dee Valley 4 20 34 
			 Folkestone and Dover 3 29 41 
			 Mid Kent 3 18 33 
			 Portsmouth 0 1 5 
			 South East 4 21 29 
			 South Staffordshire 3 9 15 
			 Sutton and East Surrey 1 12 19 
			 Tendring Hundred 5 33 61 
			 Three Valleys 3 14 23 
			 Industry 3 17 26

Water Shortages

Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the amount of water likely to be lost due to leaks in pipes owned by water companies over the next decade; and if he will make a statement.

Ian Pearson: The Director General of Water Services publishes leakage figures annually in the 'Security of supply, leakage and the efficient use of water' reports. Leakage targets are set by Ofwat, currently up to 2009–10. If all water companies were to meet these targets, total water company leakage would be 3,336 Megalitres/day by 2009–10, a reduction of 272 Megalitres/day from 2004–05 figures.

First Level 3 Qualifications

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 3 May 2006, Official Report, column 1591W, on first level 3 qualifications, how many 19 to 25-year-olds studying for a first level 3 qualification are paying fees for the course in each region in England.

Bill Rammell: holding answer 9 May 2006
	The following table shows the number of 19 to 25-year-olds who were studying for a full level 3 or equivalent qualification 1 in further education in the academic year 2004/05 by region, and the number of those in each region who did not receive any fee remission.
	1 Does not include Access to HE qualifications or wholly privately funded study aims.
	
		
			 Region of learner Level 3 learners Level 3 fee payers Percentage of fee payers 
		
		
			 North East 2,568 807 31 
			 North West 6,572 1,845 28 
			 Yorkshire and Humberside 4,380 1,260 29 
			 East Midlands 3,927 960 24 
			 West Midlands 4,844 1,198 25 
			 East of England 3,652 1,491 41 
			 Greater London 6,431 1,978 31 
			 South East 6,840 2,323 34 
			 South West 4,866 1,970 40 
			 Region unknown 1,056 382 36 
			 Total 45,136 14,214 31 
		
	
	Notes:
	1. We estimate that of the 45,000 19 to 25-year-olds in England who were studying for a full level 3 in 2004/05, 22,000 were studying for a first full level 3 qualification. 2. We do not have estimates for "firstness" at a regional level, due to insufficient sample sizes in the research into prior qualifications in FE. 3. The research suggests that, nationally, there is no difference in the proportion receiving fee remission between first and non-first full level 3 learners. Source: Individualised Learner Record, 2004/05

Free School Meals

Michael Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of children in each school in Worcester city (a) receive free school meals and (b) are eligible for free school meals.

Jim Knight: The information requested is shown in the table.
	Two sets of figures relating to the number and proportion of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals are given here. The first includes all pupils in the school, regardless of their age. The second includes full-time pupils aged up to (and including) 15 and part-time pupils aged five to 15 (inclusive). This second coverage is as used in the Pupil Achievement Tracker and Ofsted's PANDA reports and provides consistent school level comparisons.
	
		Maintained primary and secondary schools: school meal arrangements, January 2005, Worcester parliamentary constituency
		
			 All pupils(2) 
			 URN LEA number Estab number School name Number on roll Number of pupils taking free school meals(4) Percentage of pupils taking free school meals Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals 
		
		
			 116749 885 2161 Worcester, Cherry Orchard Primary School 603 26 4.3 30 5.0 
			 116750 885 2162 Worcester, Cranham Primary School 418 49 11.7 49 11.7 
			 116751 885 2163 Worcester, Dines Green Primary School 204 58 28.4 61 29.9 
			 116752 885 2167 Gorse Hill Community Primary School 319 94 29.5 118 37.0 
			 116753 885 2171 Worcester, Northwick Manor Infants' School 262 (5)— (5)— (5)— (5)— 
			 116754 885 2172 Worcester, Nunnery Wood Primary School 302 30 9.9 35 11.6 
			 116755 885 2173 Worcester, Perdiswell Primary School 400 12 3.0 13 3.3 
			 116756 885 2176 Worcester, Ronkswood Junior School 275 57 20.7 57 20.7 
			 116757 885 2177 Worcester, Ronkswood Infants' School 236 40 16.9 42 17.8 
			 116758 885 2178 Worcester, Northwick Manor Junior School 326 7 2.1 7 2.1 
			 116759 885 2179 Worcester, Stanley Road Primary School 256 22 8.6 29 11.3 
			 116760 885 2181 Worcester, Warndon Junior School 290 52 17.9 69 23.8 
			 116761 885 2182 Worcester. Warndon Infants' School 233 39 16.7 45 19.3 
			 116769 885 2200 Worcester, Pitmaston Primary School 601 23 3.8 32 5.3 
			 116770 885 2202 Worcester, Oldbury Park Primary School 396 17 4.3 19 4.8 
			 131274 885 2918 Lyppard Grange Primary School 310 9 2.9 9 2.9 
			 116858 885 3114 Worcester, St. Barnabas C of E Primary School 419 21 5.0 53 12.6 
			 116859 885 3116 Worcester, Red Hill C of E Primary School 300 6 2.0 6 2.0 
			 116921 885 3387 Worcester, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 188 3 1.6 4 2.1 
			 116922 885 3388 Worcester, St. Clement's C of E Primary 260 33 12.7 34 13.1 
			 116923 885 3389 Worcester, St. George's C of E Primary School 205 29 14.1 33 16.1 
			 116924 885 3390 Worcester, St. George's Catholic Primary School 205 (5)— (5)— (5)— (5)— 
			 116925 885 3391 Worcester, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 208 12 5.8 12 5.8 
			 134707 885 3394 Fairfield Community Primary School 141 0 0.0 39 27.7 
			 116977 885 4431 Elgar Technology College 957 150 15.7 211 22.0 
			 116978 885 4432 Christopher Whitehead High School 1,153 104 9.0 157 13.6 
			 116979 885 4434 Worcester, Nunnery Wood High School 1,346 (5)— (5)— 106 7.9 
			 116993 885 4754 Bishop Perowne C of E High School 1,047 47 4.5 64 6.1 
			 116999 885 5402 Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College 1,048 49 4.7 63 6.0 
		
	
	
		
			 Pupil Achievement Tracker(3) 
			 URN LEA number Estab number School name Number of pupils Number of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals Percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals 
		
		
			 116749 885 2161 Worcester, Cherry Orchard Primary School 603 30 5.0 
			 116750 885 2162 Worcester, Cranham Primary School 371 49 13.2 
			 116751 885 2163 Worcester, Dines Green Primary School 183 61 33.3 
			 116752 885 2167 Gorse Hill Community Primary School 272 118 43.4 
			 116753 885 2171 Worcester, Northwick Manor Infants' School 261 (5)— (5)— 
			 116754 885 2172 Worcester, Nunnery Wood Primary School 301 35 11.6 
			 116755 885 2173 Worcester, Perdiswell Primary School 396 13 3.3 
			 116756 885 2176 Worcester, Ronkswood Junior School 275 57 20.7 
			 116757 885 2177 Worcester, Ronkswood Infants' School 166 35 21.1 
			 116758 885 2178 Worcester, Northwick Manor Junior School 326 7 2.1 
			 116759 885 2179 Worcester, Stanley Road Primary School 215 28 13.0 
			 116760 885 2181 Worcester, Warndon Junior School 290 69 23.8 
			 116761 885 2182 Worcester. Warndon Infants' School 181 45 24.9 
			 116769 885 2200 Worcester, Pitmaston Primary School 601 32 5.3 
			 116770 885 2202 Worcester, Oldbury Park Primary School 396 19 4.8 
			 131274 885 2918 Lyppard Grange Primary School 310 9 2.9 
			 116858 885 3114 Worcester, St. Barnabas C of E Primary School 419 53 12.6 
			 116859 885 3116 Worcester, Red Hill C of E Primary School 300 6 2.0 
			 116921 885 3387 Worcester, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 188 4 2.1 
			 116922 885 3388 Worcester, St. Clement's C of E Primary 216 26 12.0 
			 116923 885 3389 Worcester, St. George's C of E Primary School 205 33 16.1 
			 116924 885 3390 Worcester, St. George's Catholic Primary School 205 (5)— (5)— 
			 116925 885 3391 Worcester, St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School 208 12 5.8 
			 134707 885 3394 Fairfield Community Primary School 105 35 33.3 
			 116977 885 4431 Elgar Technology College 955 211 22.1 
			 116978 885 4432 Christopher Whitehead High School 1,151 157 13.6 
			 116979 885 4434 Worcester, Nunnery Wood High School 1,346 106 7.9 
			 116993 885 4754 Bishop Perowne C of E High School 1,046 64 6.1 
			 116999 885 5402 Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College 1,048 63 6.0 
		
	
	(2) Includes pupils with sole and dual registration of all ages.
	(3) Includes pupils with sole and dual registration who are full-time and aged 0 to 15 (inclusive) and those who are part-time and aged five to 15 (inclusive).
	(4) Number of pupils who took a free school meal on the day of the census in January.
	(5) Less than three or a rate based on less than three.

School Statistics

David Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of children are educated in private schools in each local authority area.

Jim Knight: The information requested is shown in the table.
	
		Independent schools: number and percentage of pupils January 2006 (provisional)(6)—by local authority
		
			   Number of pupils in independent schools Percentage of pupils in independent schools(7) 
		
		
			  England(8) 563,780 6.9 
			 
			  North East(8) 12,980 3.1 
			 841 Darlington 706 4.3 
			 840 Durham 2,066 2.6 
			 390 Gateshead 727 2.4 
			 805 Hartlepool 0 0.0 
			 806 Middlesbrough 26 0.1 
			 391 Newcastle upon Tyne 4,772 11.3 
			 392 North Tyneside 1,019 3.2 
			 929 Northumberland 604 1.2 
			 807 Redcar and Cleveland 0 0.0 
			 393 South Tyneside 0 0.0 
			 808 Stockton-on-Tees 1,822 5.7 
			 394 Sunderland 1,236 2.7 
			 
			  North West(8) 56,160 4.9 
			 889 Blackburn with Darwen 2,817 10.0 
			 890 Blackpool 1,140 5.2 
			 350 Bolton 3,140 6.4 
			 351 Bury 4,203 13.0 
			 875 Cheshire 8,376 7.5 
			 909 Cumbria 3,378 4.2 
			 876 Halton 11 0.1 
			 340 Knowsley 21 0.1 
			 888 Lancashire 6,802 3.8 
			 341 Liverpool 2,378 3.2 
			 352 Manchester 6,490 8.9 
			 353 Oldham 1,573 3.8 
			 354 Rochdale 388 1.1 
			 355 Salford 1,946 5.7 
			 343 Sefton 3,318 6.9 
			 342 St. Helens 742 2.6 
			 356 Stockport 4,773 10.4 
			 357 Tameside 229 0.6 
			 358 Trafford 2,094 5.5 
			 877 Warrington 7 0.0 
			 359 Wigan 0 0.0 
			 344 Wirral 2,335 4.3 
			 
			  Yorkshire and the Humber(8) 32,990 3.9 
			 370 Barnsley 225 0.6 
			 380 Bradford 3,623 3.9 
			 381 Calderdale 1,419 3.9 
			 371 Doncaster 591 1.2 
			 811 East Riding of Yorkshire 1,815 3.5 
			 810 Kingston upon Hull, City of 1,119 2.8 
			 382 Kirklees 1,881 2.9 
			 383 Leeds 5,054 4.4 
			 812 North East Lincolnshire 435 1.7 
			 813 North Lincolnshire 223 0.9 
			 815 North Yorkshire 6,628 7.0 
			 372 Rotherham 261 0.6 
			 373 Sheffield 2,866 3.7 
			 384 Wakefield 4,387 7.8 
			 816 York 2,460 9.3 
			 
			  East Midlands(8) 33,490 4.8 
			 831 Derby 1,231 3.0 
			 830 Derbyshire 4,597 3.9 
			 856 Leicester 3,206 6.4 
			 855 Leicestershire 5,318 5.3 
			 925 Lincolnshire 4,577 4.2 
			 928 Northamptonshire 6,096 5.4 
			 892 Nottingham 3,313 7.8 
			 891 Nottinghamshire 2,995 2.4 
			 857 Rutland 2,161 30.4 
			  West Midlands(8) 43,420 4.8 
			 330 Birmingham 7,661 4.2 
			 331 Coventry 3,014 5.8 
			 332 Dudley 257 0.5 
			 884 Herefordshire 2,016 7.9 
			 333 Sandwell 14 0.0 
			 893 Shropshire 4,974 11.0 
			 334 Solihull 2,032 5.2 
			 860 Staffordshire 4,518 3.4 
			 861 Stoke-on-Trent 120 0.3 
			 894 Telford and Wrekin 829 2.9 
			 335 Walsall 1,010 2.0 
			 937 Warwickshire 6,766 8.1 
			 336 Wolverhampton 1,794 4.2 
			 885 Worcestershire 8,417 9.5 
			 
			  East of England(8) 62,650 6.9 
			 820 Bedfordshire 5,687 8.1 
			 873 Cambridgeshire 8,219 9.5 
			 881 Essex 10,678 5.1 
			 919 Hertfordshire 20,943 10.6 
			 821 Luton 713 2.2 
			 926 Norfolk 6,387 5.3 
			 874 Peterborough 380 1.3 
			 882 Southend-on-Sea 1,357 4.8 
			 935 Suffolk 8,287 7.6 
			 883 Thurrock 0 0.0 
			 
			  London3 120,390 10.0 
			  Inner London(8) 57,610 13.4 
			 202 Camden 7,266 25.0 
			 201 City of London 1,903 89.2 
			 204 Hackney 3,962 13.1 
			 205 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,180 23.0 
			 309 Haringey 2,154 5.9 
			 206 Islington 588 2.5 
			 207 Kensington and Chelsea 10,604 49.2 
			 208 Lambeth 2,083 6.6 
			 209 Lewisham 1,873 5.0 
			 316 Newham 535 1.1 
			 210 Southward 5,130 12.2 
			 211 Tower Hamlets 906 2.3 
			 212 Wandsworth 8,202 21.5 
			 213 Westminster 7,227 26.7 
			 
			  Outer London(8) 62,780 8.1 
			 301 Barking and Dagenham 0 0.0 
			 302 Barnet 6,416 11.9 
			 303 Bexley 732 1.8 
			 304 Brent 1,651 3.8 
			 305 Bromley 4,515 8.8 
			 306 Croydon 6,859 11.8 
			 307 Ealing 5,121 10.6 
			 308 Enfield 1,519 3.0 
			 203 Greenwich 3,032 7.5 
			 310 Harrow 4,995 14.7 
			 311 Havering 886 2.4 
			 312 Hillingdon 3,703 7.9 
			 313 Hounslow 976 2.6 
			 314 Kingston upon Thames 3,576 14.2 
			 315 Merton 3,283 12.1 
			 317 Redbridge 3,833 7.8 
			 318 Richmond upon Thames 8,401 29.2 
			 319 Sutton 1,543 4.7 
			 320 Waltham Forest 1,740 4.5 
			 
			  South East(8) 142,460 10.9 
			 867 Bracknell Forest 2,659 14.9 
			 846 Brighton and Hove 4,002 11.7 
			 825 Buckinghamshire 8,672 10.2 
			 845 East Sussex 7,107 9.7 
			 850 Hampshire 15,886 8.4 
			 921 Isle of Wight 770 3.8 
			 886 Kent 17,461 7.5 
			 887 Medway 1,533 3.4 
			 826 Milton Keynes 1,130 3.0 
			 931 Oxfordshire 15,383 15.2 
			 851 Portsmouth 3,279 11.8 
			 870 Reading 2,850 14.4 
			 871 Slough 765 3.5 
			 852 Southampton 1,750 5.9 
			 936 Surrey 37,411 21.1 
			 869 West Berkshire 3,054 10.9 
			 938 West Sussex 11,303 9.7 
			 868 Windsor and Maidenhead 4,491 18.9 
			 872 Wokingham 2,956 11.2 
			 
			  South West(8) 59,230 7.6 
			 800 Bath and North East Somerset 4,314 14.7 
			 837 Bournemouth 1,506 6.8 
			 801 Bristol, City of 8,578 15.1 
			 908 Cornwall 2,740 3.6 
			 878 Devon 8,284 7.8 
			 835 Dorset 5,004 8.3 
			 916 Gloucestershire 8,317 8.9 
			 420 Isles of Scilly 0 0.0 
			 802 North Somerset 1,012 3.5 
			 879 Plymouth 1,242 3.1 
			 836 Poole 730 3.6 
			 933 Somerset 9,268 11.6 
			 803 South Gloucestershire 575 1.4 
			 866 Swindon 65 0.2 
			 880 Torbay 766 3.8 
			 865 Wiltshire 6,828 9.4 
		
	
	(6) Figures are based on survey returns from around 94 per cent. of independent schools. No estimation has been made for those survey returns that are outstanding.
	(7) Number of pupils in independent schools expressed as a percentage of pupils in maintained nursery, primary and secondary schools, all special schools, pupil referral units, city technology colleges, academies, direct grant nurseries and independent schools.
	(8) National and regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. There may be discrepancies between totals and constituent parts.
	Source:
	Annual Schools Census

Specialist Schools

Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to his answer of 4 May 2005, Official Report, column 1764W, on specialist schools, if he will list the 45 specialist schools who select by aptitude; and what the specialism is of each.

Jim Knight: holding answer 11 May 2006
	The following table shows the names of the 45 specialist schools that select by aptitude and the specialism of each. This data was accurate as of the 1 September 2001; the Department no longer collects this data.
	
		
			 Specialism School Local authority 
		
		
			 Arts (Perf) Brentwood Ursuline Convent School Essex 
			 Arts (Visual) Chestnut Grove School Wandsworth 
			 Arts (Perf) Eastwood School (The) Southend on Sea 
			 Arts (Perf) Intake High School Leeds 
			 Arts (Perf) Latimer Community Arts College Northamptonshire 
			 Arts (Perf) North Kesteven School Lincolnshire 
			 Arts Springwood Norfolk 
			 Arts St. Benedict City of Derby 
			 Arts (Perf) St. Marylebone School (The) Westminster 
			 Arts (Perf) Stantonbury Campus North Milton Keynes 
			 Language Bohunt School Hampshire 
			 Language Goffs Hertfordshire 
			 Language Hendon School Barnet, LB of 
			 Language Hockerill Anglo European Sch Hertfordshire 
			 Language Kings Norton Girls Birmingham 
			 Language Montsaye Northamptonshire 
			 Language Robert Pattinson School Lincolnshire 
			 Sports Oldfield School Bath and NE  Somerset 
			 Sports Southfields Community College Wandsworth, LB of 
			 Sports The Deanes Essex 
			 Sports Whitefield School Barnet, LB of 
			 Technology Archbishop Blanch School Liverpool 
			 Technology. Archbishop Temple School Lancashire 
			 Technology Budmouth Technology College Dorset 
			 Technology Bushey Meads Hertfordshire 
			 Technology Central School (The) Lincolnshire 
			 Technology Chaucer Technology School Kent 
			 Technology Cornwallis School Kent 
			 Technology Deacon's School Peterborough 
			 Technology Denbigh School Milton Keynes 
			 Technology George Spencer GM School Nottinghamshire 
			 Technology Glyn Technology School Surrey 
			 Technology Heathside School Surrey 
			 Technology Lodge Park School Northamptonshire 
			 Technology Lynn Grove VA High School Norfolk 
			 Technology Mill Hill County High School Barnet, LB of 
			 Technology Monks' Dyke Technology College Lincolnshire 
			 Technology Moseley Park School Wolverhampton 
			 Technology Ninestiles School Birmingham 
			 Technology Philip Morant School Essex 
			 Technology Princes Risborough School Buckinghamshire 
			 Technology Sandwich Technology School Kent 
			 Technology Small Heath School Birmingham 
			 Technology St. Margaret's C of E High School Liverpool 
			 Technology St. Martin's School Essex

Addictions

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of the number of people with (a) a gambling addiction, (b) an alcohol addiction and (c) a drug addiction in each region in each of the last five years.

Caroline Flint: The Department's current estimate is that 0.6 per cent. of the adult population are problem gamblers. This figure is drawn from the most recent authoritative research: Kerry Sproston, Bob Erens and Jim Orford (2000): "Gambling Behaviour in Britain: Results from the British Gambling Prevalence Study" (National Centre for Social Research, June 2000). This research was conducted using a sample of addresses selected at random. It is not possible therefore to give figures by region.
	During the coming year, and before the Gambling Act 2005 is implemented, the Gambling Commission will be conducting new research into the prevalence of problem gambling.
	The Department's 2004 alcohol needs assessment research project (ANARP) is the first alcohol needs assessment in England conducted on a national scale, and reports there are 1.1 million people in England who meet the criteria of alcohol dependence. The regional breakdown is shown in table 1.
	
		Table 1
		
			 Region Total 
		
		
			 North East 83,356 
			 North West 145,054 
			 Yorkshire and Number 163,889 
			 East Midlands 42,656 
			 West Midlands 126,658 
			 East of England 95,808 
			 London 217,429 
			 South East 183,611 
			 South West 95,257 
			 Total for England 1,132,074 
		
	
	The Department does not hold data for the numbers of those with a drug dependency in the format requested but we can provide the following data on the prevalence of drug dependence.
	Data on drug dependence is available from the survey Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adults (aged 16 to 74) Living in Private Households (in Great Britain) carried out in 2000, by the Office of National Statistics.
	The latest data available from the drug survey is shown in table two. The same information is not held for those with a gambling addiction.
	Table two provides the prevalence of drug dependence of adults aged 16 to 74 by NHS regional office area, based on responses to five questions, about drug use in the year prior to interview.
	
		NHS regional areas Rates per thousand in past year
		
			  Northern and Yorkshire Trent West Midlands North West Eastern London 
		
		
			 Women   
			 Cannabis 18 4 1 14 24 46 
			 Amphetamines 1 2 — 4 5 — 
			 Cocaine 1 — — 4 — 1 
			 Crack 1 — — — — 2 
			 Ecstasy 5 1 — — 9 2 
			 Heroin/Methadone 1 4 — 3 — — 
			 Tranquillisers 2 2 — 4 3 4 
			 Volatile substances — — — — — — 
			 Cannabis only 17  1 14 16 43 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 7 10 — 10 12 7 
			 Any drug dependence 24 10 1 25 27 50 
			 Base 528 414 405 559 435 490 
			
			 Men   
			 Dependence on . . .   
			 Cannabis 31 32 30 68 27 37 
			 Amphetamines 7 — 2 1 1 13 
			 Cocaine — 8 — 13 4 7 
			 Crack — 7 — — 4 2 
			 Ecstasy 3 10 10 12 4 5 
			 Heroin/Methadone 1 2 7 4 — 4 
			 Tranquillisers 1 — — 7 — 4 
			 Volatile substances — — — — — — 
			 Cannabis only 22 27 22 54 23 33 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 13 12 18 20 19 19 
			 Any drug dependence 34 39 40 74 41 52 
			 Base 430 332 333 427 388 385 
			
			 All Adults   
			 Dependence on . . .   
			 Cannabis 25 18 16 41 26 41 
			 Amphetamines 4 1 1 3 3 7 
			 Cocaine 1 — 4 2 7 3 
			 Crack 1 — 3 — — 3 
			 Ecstasy 4 6 5 6 7 4 
			 Heroin/Methadone 1 3 3 3 — 2 
			 Tranquillisers 2 1 — 6 1 4 
			 Volatile substances — — — — — — 
			 Cannabis only 19 13 12 34 19 38 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 10 11 9 15 15 13 
			 Any drug dependence 29 24 21 49 34 51 
			 Base 958 746 738 986 823 875 
		
	
	
		
			  South East South West England Wales Scotland All 
		
		
			 All Adults   
			 Dependence on . . .   
			 Cannabis 13 1 16 12 18 16 
			 Amphetamines 2 — 2 3 10 3 
			 Cocaine 1 — 1 — 3 1 
			 Crack — — 0 — 3 1 
			 Ecstasy — — 2 — 13 3 
			 Heroin/Methadone — 1 1 — — 1 
			 Tranquillisers 3 3 3 3 — 2 
			 Volatile substances — — — —   
			 Cannabis only 11 1 14 12 11 14 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 5 4 7 3 16 7 
			 Any drug dependence 16 5 21 15 27 21 
			 Base 722 432 3,985 213 505 4,703 
			
			 Men   
			 Dependence on . . .   
			 Cannabis 58 51 43 30 83 46 
			 Amphetamines 8 — 5 — 12 5 
			 Cocaine 2 4 — — 4  
			 Crack — 2 — — 2  
			 Ecstasy 17 9 9 — 10 9 
			 Heroin/Methadone — — 2 — — 2 
			 Tranquillisers 1 — 2 — — 2 
			 Volatile substances — — — — 1 0  
			 Cannabis only 41 39 34 30 72 37 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 23 11 17 — 22 17 
			
			 Any drug dependence 65 51 51 30 94 54 
			 Base 578 356 3229 194 415 3,838 
			 All Adults 36 25 30 21 50 31 
			 Dependence on . . . 5 — 3 1 11 4 
			 Cannabis 4 1 3 — 1 2 
			 Amphetamines 1 — 1 — 1 1 
			 Cocaine 9 5 6 — 11 6 
			 Crack — 1 2 — — 1 
			 Ecstasy 2 1 2 1 — 2 
			 Heroin/Methadone — — — — 1 0 
			 Tranquillisers 26 20 24 21 41 25 
			 Volatile substances 14 7 12 1 19 12 
			 Cannabis only 41 27 36 23 60 37 
			 Other drug(s) with or without cannabis dependence 1,300 788 7,214 407 920 8,541

Ambulances

Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance she has issued on the fitting of emergency vehicles with satellite navigation systems; and what percentage of each NHS ambulance fleet is fitted with such devices.

Rosie Winterton: holding answer 11 May 2006
	In 2001–02, there was a £3.4 million allocation from the Department to enable services to equip frontline ambulance vehicles with state of the art satellite navigation to help ambulances reach life-threatening emergencies more quickly. The Department expects all ambulance trusts to meet the national response time standards set, to ensure patients receive the most appropriate, timely care.
	The Department does not collect central figures on ambulance vehicles fitted with satellite navigation systems.

Autism

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how much was spent by the NHS on autism spectrum-related disorders in each of the last five years;
	(2)  what definition of autism is used by her Department;
	(3)  what her Department's latest estimate is of the incidence of autism among (a) males and (b) females;
	(4)  how many children have been diagnosed with autism in each of the last five years.

Ivan Lewis: The information on spend by the national health service on autism spectrum related disorders is not held centrally.
	For the purposes of statistical collections, the Department defines autistic spectrum disorders (ASDs) as including childhood autism, atypical autism, Asperger's syndrome, Rett's syndrome, and other less common ASDs.
	Diagnoses of ASDs within hospitals are available from Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), as shown in the tables.
	
		Number of finished consultant episodes involving a diagnosis of ASDs, by gender at end of episode, England, 2004–05
		
			 Gender 2004–05 
		
		
			 Male 6,170 
			 Female 2,460 
			 Unknown 0 
			 All diagnoses 9,170 
		
	
	Source:
	Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Information Centre for health and social care.
	
		Number of finished consultant episodes involving a diagnosis of ASDs, by age at end of episode, England, 1997–98 to 2004–05
		
			  16 and Under 
		
		
			 2004–05 6,170 
			 2003–04 5,770 
			 2002–03 5,630 
			 2001–02 5,180 
			 2000–01 4,980 
			 1999–2000 4,200 
			 1998–99 4,030 
			 1997–98 3,100 
		
	
	Source:
	Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), The Information Centre for health and social care.

Bowel Cancer Screening

James Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to promote public awareness of bowel cancer and its symptoms.

Caroline Flint: Research has shown that a national, untargeted campaign will not be as effective as local initiatives targeted on areas where there is a higher risk of people developing cancer, often linked to their lifestyle choices.
	We have learnt from other awareness raising programmes, for example the west of Scotland cancer awareness project, that people at risk can be encouraged to seek medical help if the message is delivered locally, in the most appropriate way for that audience.
	We are working with the healthy communities collaborative and a small number of primary care trusts to pilot different local approaches to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, using a model developed by the healthy communities collaborative in their programmes to promote healthy diets, and reduce falls. These pilots will run throughout 2006–07.

Dentistry

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  how many full-time equivalent NHS general dental practitioners there were in the East Hull and West Hull primary care trust area in each year since 1997;
	(2)  how many NHS dentists were employed by (a) East Hull and (b) West Hull primary care trust in each year since 1997.

Rosie Winterton: Information on a full-time equivalent basis is not available. Dentists are able to vary the amount of hours they work and to vary their national health service commitment. Many dentists do some private work.
	Numbers of dentists with a general dental services (GDS) or personal dental services (PDS) contract for the relevant primary care trust (PCT) areas are shown in the following table.
	
		General dental services (GDS) and personal dental services (PDS): numbers of dentists within the specified PCTs as at 31 March each year
		
			  Eastern Hull PCT West Hull PCT 
		
		
			 1997 18 62 
			 1998 18 59 
			 1999 17 65 
			 2000 27 68 
			 2001 27 72 
			 2002 21 73 
			 2003 23 65 
			 2004 22 66 
			 2005 21 70 
			 2006 17 67 
		
	
	Notes:
	1. 2006 data includes all notifications of dentists joining or leaving the GDS or PDS, received by the Business Services Authority, up to 3 April 2006. Figures for the numbers of dentists at specified dates may vary depending upon the notification period, for example, data with a later notification period will include more recent notifications of dentists joining or leaving the GDS or PDS.
	2. Dentists consist of principals, assistants and trainees. Prison contracts have been excluded from the data.
	3. The postcode of the dental practice was used to allocate dentists to specific geographic areas. PCT areas have been defined using the Office for National Statistics all fields postcode directory.
	4. A dentist with a GDS or PDS contract may provide as little or as much NHS treatment as he or she chooses or has agreed with the PCT. Information concerning the amount of time dedicated to NHS work by individual dentists are not centrally available.
	5. Data on dentists that work only in private practice are not held centrally.
	Source:
	The Information Centre for health and social care
	Business Services Authority

Electrical Fields (Childhood Illness)

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment the Health Protection Agency has made of the effects of exposure to electrical fields on children.

Caroline Flint: The Health Protection Agency's radiation protection division (HPA-RPD) continually monitors the research relating to the potential health effects of electric and magnetic fields. Prior to April 2005, HPA-RPD was the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) and as such it undertook a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence relating to possible adverse health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in 2004. This review is available on HPA's website at:
	www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/publications/documents_of_nrpb/abstracts/absd15–3.htm.
	It provides the basis of HPA advice on quantitative restrictions on exposure and other measures to avoid adverse effects. It explored evidence on the possibility of variations in sensitivity between different groups in the population including children.
	The preparation of this review was carried out at the request of the Department and has particularly examined the issues of uncertainty in the science and aspects of precaution. In developing this review, NRPB took advice from individual United Kingdom and international scientific experts, and from published comprehensive reviews by expert groups. It sought advice from an ad hoc expert group on weak electric field effects in the body and gave careful consideration to the views expressed in response to a consultation document on its proposed guidelines issued in May 2003.
	Having considered the totality of the scientific evidence in the light of uncertainty and the need for a cautious approach, NRPB recommended that restrictions on exposure to EMFs in the UK should be based on the guidelines issued by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection in 1998.

MMR Vaccination

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her most recent estimate is of the rate of MMR vaccination.

Caroline Flint: The latest annual estimate of mumps, measles and rubella uptake was published in table two of the statistical bulletin NHS Immunisation Statistics, England: 2004–05 of which a copy is available in the Library. The figure for 2004–05 was 80.9 per cent. Quarterly data is published by the Health Protection Agency in CDR Weekly and is available at: www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/vaccination/vac_cover.htm.

NHS Budgets

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether primary care trusts subject to budget top-slicing in (a) 2006–07 and (b) 2007–08 will have their contributions repaid in later years.

Rosie Winterton: The new strategic health authorities (SHAs) should take the lead locally in developing and implementing a service and financial strategy for managing the financial position within their locality. For 2006–07, this will include creating local reserves to deal with local problems. The size of the reserves and the contribution from each primary care trust (PCT) will vary according to local circumstances.
	In relation to the reserves, we expect SHAs to maintain the integrity of the allocations system with PCTs entitled to repayment of any contributions over a reasonable period not usually exceeding the three-year allocation cycle.

NHS Budgets

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she is aware of the letter of 24 February from Surrey and Sussex Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to the chief executives of the SHA's constituent trusts on allocations to primary care trusts, payment by results tariff correction and implications.

Caroline Flint: Responsibility for performance management of the national health service has been delegated to strategic health authorities (SHAs). The relevant SHA responsibilities are set out in "The NHS in England: the Operating Framework for 2006–07". These responsibilities include holding reserves on behalf of primary care trusts.

NHS Budgets

Charles Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what measures she is taking to encourage NHS trusts to balance their budgets; and if she will make a statement;
	(2)  what initiatives are in place to reward those NHS trusts that operate to balanced budgets; and if she will make a statement.

Andy Burnham: All national health service trusts are expected to achieve financial balance, or better, each and every year. However, we recognise this has been a challenging year for NHS organisations, and the NHS as a whole was forecasting a deficit of around £620 million for 2005–06, at month six.
	In 2006–07, the priority will be to restore overall financial balance in the NHS. In order to restore financial balance, the following measures are in place:
	Strategic health authority (SHB) reserves—From 2006–07, SHAs have the responsibility to develop and implement a service and financial strategy for managing the financial position within their locality. They will develop this with primary care trusts (PCTs) and NHS trusts in their area. Strategies agreed locally may include the creation of local reserves to deal with local problems. The size of the reserves and any contribution from each PCT will vary according to local circumstances, but the underlying principle will be fairness.
	Turnaround teams—In December 2005, the Secretary of State announced the creation of turnaround teams. These teams visited the NHS bodies identified as facing particular financial difficulties. The teams consisted of external consultants, they reviewed the bodies' financial positions and produced preliminary reports on what action could be taken to assist recovery. The bodies deemed to be at particular risk were required to engage appropriate turnaround support on the ground to help improve efficiency and cut costs. All the bodies are expected to produce plans to allow them to return to financial balance.

Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup

Derek Conway: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the treatment refunding basis applicable to Queen Mary's Hospital Trust, Sidcup is; and what percentage this represents of the national tariff.

Caroline Flint: In 2006–07, Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust will be paid by national health service commissioners in England at the 2006–07 payment by results tariff rate for elective, non-elective, out-patient and accident and emergency activity. All other activity will be paid via locally agreed contracts between the trust and its commissioners. Information on what percentage this income represents of the total value of national tariff income is not collected centrally.

Earnings

Eric Martlew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average earnings were of full-time employees in (a) Carlisle, (b) Eden, (c) Allerdale, (d) Copeland, (e) Barrow and (f) South Lakes district council areas based on the annual survey of hours and earnings in each year since 1997.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked her to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated May 2006
	As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question to ask what the average earnings of full-time employees in (a) Carlisle, (b) Eden, (c) Allerdale, (d) Copeland, (e) Barrow-In-Furness and (f) South Lakeland was in each year since 1997. (70154)
	Average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), and are provided for full time employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence. This is the standard definition used for ASHE. The ASHE does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work.
	I attach tables showing Average Gross Weekly Earnings by place of work for the years 1997 to 2005 for Full Time Employees on Adult Rates. These statistics are already published on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=13101.
	The ASHE, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a 1 per cent. sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes.
	
		Gross weekly(£) pay for full-time employee jobs(9) by place of work
		
			  Median Mean 
		
		
			 Carlisle   
			 1997 *283 324 
			 1998 *283 326 
			 1999 284 345 
			 2000 *308 348 
			 2001 321 363 
			 2002 *335 374 
			 2003 *337 *410 
			 2004 *362 402 
			 2004(10) *353 399 
			 2005 *396 435 
			
			 Eden   
			 1997 **256 *306 
			 1998 **249 *279 
			 1999 *238 *301 
			 2000 *258 *322 
			 2001 *275 *331 
			 2002 **327 *368 
			 2003 **323 *383 
			 2004 **340 *380 
			 2004(10) **345 *374 
			 2005 *407 *470 
			
			 Allerdale   
			 1997 **287 331 
			 1998 *293 322 
			 1999 *310 341 
			 2000 *308 344 
			 2001 *349 372 
			 2002 *340 *377 
			 2003 *346 *398 
			 2004 *327 *372 
			 2004(10) *326 *369 
			 2005 **346 406 
			
			 Copeland   
			 1997 *391 419 
			 1998 *414 429 
			 1999 *421 458 
			 2000 *497 496 
			 2001 *479 482 
			 2002 503 511 
			 2003 *495 517 
			 2004 *524 541 
			 2004(10) *526 544 
			 2005 *529 537 
			
			 Barrow-In-Furness   
			 1997 **304 *317 
			 1998 *327 348 
			 1999 **356 386 
			 2000 **318 *369 
			 2001 *398 393 
			 2002 **346 *409 
			 2003 *352 *421 
			 2004 **405 *451 
			 2004(10) **390 *451 
			 2005 *402 *441 
			
			 South Lakeland   
			 1997 *312 * 357 
			 1998 *295 * 351 
			 1999 *307 356 
			 2000 *322 367 
			 2001 *316 372 
			 2002 *346 *392 
			 2003 *355 408 
			 2004 *370 *410 
			 2004(10) *366 *404 
			 2005 *369 *435 
		
	
	(9) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence
	(10) Includes Supplementary survey data
	Guide to quality:
	The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of a figure, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality.
	The true value is likely to lie within ± twice the CV e.g. for an average of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent., we would expect the population average to be within the range 180 to 220.
	Key:
	CV}5 per cent.
	* CV >5 per cent. and }10 per cent.
	** CV > 10 per cent. and }20 per cent.
	The median replaces the mean as the headline statistic. The weighted mean is the sum of the weighted values divided by the sum of the weights. The median is the value below which 50 per cent. of employees fall. It is preferred over the mean for earnings data as it is influenced less by extreme values and because of the skewed distribution of earnings data.
	Source:
	Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

Immigration (EU Accession Countries)

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what research he has evaluated on the impact on employment levels in the UK of immigration from EU accession countries since May 2004; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Balls: It is widely believe that net inward migration makes a positive contribution to growth of the UK labour force and employment. With respect to the labour market, since May 2004 employment levels in the UK have risen to record highs, in part due to the expansion of the work force from immigration.
	A paper entitled 'The Impact of Free Movement of Workers from Central and Eastern Europe on the UK Labour Market' (2006) published by the Department for Work and Pensions, suggests that the impact of migration from the new EU member states has been broadly positive, reflecting the flexibility and speed of adjustment of the UK labour market. The authors also found no discernible statistical evidence supporting the view that the inflow of A8 migrants is contributing to a rise in claimant unemployment in the UK.

Iraq

Lembit �pik: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Government have committed to military operations and peace-keeping in Iraq since 1 January 2000; and if he will make a statement.

Stephen Timms: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) on 26 January 2006, Official Report, columns 226061W, which provides the net additional costs of current operations in Iraq from financial years 200203 to 200405.
	An estimated cost for operations Iraq for 200506 of 1,098 million was included in the Ministry of Defence's Spring Supplementary Estimate published in February of this year. Final figures will be published in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts for 200506 following audit by the National Audit Office.
	Prior to commencing current operations in Iraq in March 2003, MOD also incurred expenditure enforcing United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Iraq. The costs recorded in the MOD's Annual Accounts for these activities were as follows:
	
		
			 Financial year  million 
		
		
			 19992000 28 
			 200001 25 
			 200102 61

Trade Statistics

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the UK's balance of trade was in (a) services and (b) non-service industries in each of the last eight years; and what assessment he has made of the trends over this period.

Edward Balls: The Office for National Statistics publishes trade in goods (non-services) and services data in their monthly UK trade release (http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=1119). The UK has been running a trade in services surplus over the past few years, peaking at 1.8 per cent. of GDP in 2004 (a record high) before dipping slightly in 2005. The lower surplus in 2005 likely reflected the short-term effects on tourism following the 7 July terrorist atrocities in central London and insurance claims arising from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
	Though the UK's trade in goods balance was in deficit in 2005, export and import volumes continued to grow. Volumes of goods exports rose by 7.9 per cent. in 2005, while goods imports rose by 6.1 per cent.
	The current account deficit (which includes income and transfers as well as trade in goods and services) stood at 2.6 per cent. of GDP in 2005, is readily financeable and remains modest compared to historical peaks. The current account deficit last peaked at 5.1 per cent. of GDP in 1989.

Defence Information Initiative

Julie Morgan: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether the revised delivery plan for the Defence Information Initiative will enable the achievement of the original estimated savings of (a) 170 million within three years and (b) 43 million within one year.

Tom Watson: The Ministry of Defence expects that 43 million input efficiencies and cost avoidance measures will be achieved in 200506. This will be confirmed after the formal end of the financial year at the end of May 2006.
	We further expect that 170 million input efficiencies and cost avoidance measures will be achieved in the next three years.

Antisocial Behaviour Orders

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs what guidance is issued to magistrates on the publication of the name and photographs in local media of juveniles upon whom antisocial behaviour orders have been served.

Harriet Harman: The Judicial Studies Board has published a guidance document relating to publicity in magistrates court proceedings entitled 'Reporting Restrictions: Magistrates Courts'. The document sets out the legislative, case law and procedural considerations to which magistrates should have regard when considering publicity issues in the context of antisocial behaviour order hearings. This guidance sets up the approach the courts should take in respect of the naming and publication of photographs of juveniles.
	All magistrates are issued with a copy of the Adult Court Bench Book, which contains the Checklist Reporting RestrictionsA Structured Approach. In addition, all youth court magistrates are issued with a copy of the Youth Court Bench Book which contains a similar checklist with information relating to youths, and a specific checklist on dealing with antisocial behaviour orders.
	All magistrates sit in court with a qualified legal adviser who is able to provide them with advice on relevant legislation, guidance and case law.

Departmental Initiatives

Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list the departmental initiatives for each year since 2000 which required bids for funding from (a) voluntary organisations and (b) local authorities together with the total resource allocated to each initiative in each year; how many successful bids there were in each year; what proportion this figure represents of the total bids received; and what assessment she has made of the costs of (i) preparing bids for each initiative and (ii) assessing those bids.

David Lammy: Most DCMS funding available to local authorities or voluntary sector bodies is distributed by the Department's public bodies. For example, 500,000 has been made available for each of the years 200405, 200506 and 200607 for Ofcom to allocate to support community radio stations. Those running community radio stations, including any voluntary organisations, can make applications to Ofcom for grants. Awards are made by Ofcom and we do not hold centrally information on individual grants.
	Full information on these initiatives has not been gathered from all DCMS public bodies as the cost of doing so would fall beyond the threshold of disproportionate cost.
	DCMS has no central initiatives which require bids for funding from voluntary organisations, though some voluntary organisations receive funding through contracts following competitive tender.
	DCMS has two central initiatives which require bids for funding from local authorities. These are explained below.
	DCMS/Wolfson Foundation Museums and Galleries Improvement Fund
	The DCMS/Wolfson Fund provides support for capital projects aimed at improving the infrastructure of museums and galleries in England The fund in its present form started in 2002 and bidding rounds have taken place annually since then. The fund currently has a total budget of 4 million a year, with DCMS and the Wolfson Foundation contributing 2 million each.
	From 200405, the list of institutions eligible to bid for funding has included Museums with designated collections and Museums with non-designated collections in Regional Hubs. The majority of bodies in these categories are either funded or operated by local authorities. Of the 95 institutions eligible to bid, 41 are museums with designated collections and 18 are museums in Regional Hubs.
	The following table shows the total bids and sums awarded as a result of the 200405 and 200506 bidding rounds. The 200607 round has recently ended and the results are expected to be announced in July.
	No assessment of the cost of preparing bids or of assessing them has been undertaken.
	Further information, including a list of all eligible institutions, can be found on the DCMS website at: http://www.culture.gov.uk/museums_and_galleries/wolfson_improvement_fund.htm
	
		
			  200405 200506 
		
		
			 A. Summary of total bids(11)   
			 Total number of bids received(11) 55 48 
			 Number successful(11) 31 34 
			 Percentage 56 71 
			 Total awarded(12)() 3,807,00 4,000,000 
			
			 B. Summary of bids from museums and galleries with designated collections   
			 Total number of bids received(11) 55 48 
			 Number received from designated collections 23 16 
			 Number successful from designated collections 17 13 
			 Bids from designated collections which were successful as a percentage of total bids 31 27 
			 Total awarded to designated collections(12)() 1,782,200 1,231,081 
			
			 C. Summary of bids from non-designated collections in Regional Hubs   
			 Total number of bids received(11) 55 48 
			 Number received from non-designated collections in Regional Hubs 8 11 
			 Number successful from non-designated collections in Regional Hubs 3 10 
			 Bids from non-designated collections in Regional Hubs which were successful as a percentage of total bids 5 21 
			 Total awarded to non-designated collections in Regional Hubs(12) 196,200 1,053,625 
		
	
	(11) Includes bids from all 95 eligible institutions in the following four categories: DCMS sponsored institutions; designated university-based collections; designated collections and non-designated collections in Regional Hubs.
	(12) Matched funding provided jointly by DCMS and the Wolfson Foundation.
	PFI Credits
	The DCMS PFI programme allows local authorities to bid for PFI credits to support the cost of their projects, as long as the project satisfies the relevant criteria.
	Table 1 lists the number of projects that put in a successful bid for DCMS PFI credits in that calendar year (we are unable to represent these figures in terms of the total number of bids received in each year).
	
		Table 1: Successful bids
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 2000 1 
			 2001 1 
			 2002 7 
			 2003 5 
			 2004 0 
			 2005 7 
			 Total 21 
		
	
	Table 2 lists the total amount allocated to local authority PFI projects (in the form of PFI credits) during the relevant financial year.
	
		Table 2: PFI credits  million
		
			  Amount 
		
		
			 200001 6.0 
			 200102 6.2 
			 200203 6.4 
			 200304 0.0 
			 200405 62.7 
			 200506 47.4 
			 Total 128.7 
		
	
	The evaluation of PFI bids is handled by DCMS, Sport England, MLA and the 4ps; but given the number of organisations involved in assessing bids for DCMS PFI credits, a costing of the assessment process is not available.

Licensed Premises

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) on-licensed and (b) off-licensed premises have lost their licences in each of the last five years.

Shaun Woodward: Data for the number of justices' licences revoked in England and Wales were collected every three years and are available for a 12-month period to the 30 June 2004 as detailed in the following table.
	
		
			 Year to 30 June Total on-licensed premises revoked Total off-licensed premises revoked Total revocations 
		
		
			 2001 132 51 183 
			 2004 273 81 354 
		
	
	Source:
	DCMS Statistical Bulletin: Liquor Licensing: England and Wales, July 2003 to June 2004, Table 5.

London 2012 Olympics

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much (a) her Department, (b) UK Sport, (c) the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, (d) the British Olympic Association on behalf of the Olympic Sport national governing bodies, (e) the Youth Sport Trust and (f) the National Sports Foundation are seeking to raise in sponsorship from the private sector before the London 2012 Olympics.

Richard Caborn: The information requested is set out as follows:
	(a) My Department does not, at this time, have any plans to directly engage in the raising of sponsorship moneys from the private sector prior to the London 2012 Olympics;
	(b) UK Sport will seek to raise 100 million in the run up to 2012 to benefit and support our high performance athletes;
	(c)The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Game's (LOCOG) current budget is approximately 2 billion. This money will be generated through ticket sales and merchandising as well as the sale of broadcast and sponsorship rights. LOCOG will be seeking to maximise the amount of money that they can raise from their sponsors to help fund the Games and achieve the overall target of 2 billion.
	(d) This information is not held by my Department;
	(e) The Youth Sport Trust is a charitable organisation and responsible for its own fundraising programme. However I can confirm that they have already secured sponsorship from Visa for the organisation of the 2006 UK School Games.
	(f) The National Sports Foundation has been tasked with generating a total of 30 million additional investment into grass-roots and community sport over the financial years 200607 and 200708, and this will include moneys raised from private sponsors. Any activity beyond 2008 will be contingent on the outcomes of the next Comprehensive Spending Review.

Schools Olympics

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what involvement (a) UK Sport, (b) the British Olympic Association and (c) the individual sport national governing bodies will have in the staging of the Schools Olympics announced in the Budget.

Richard Caborn: The Youth Sport Trust have held initial discussions with the British Olympic Foundation, the charitable arm of the British Olympic Association and the British Paralympic Association to integrate and embed the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games' ideals and values into the UK School Games (UKSG).
	Arrangements for the UKSG for 200711 are being finalised. However, the National Governing Bodies (Swimming, Fencing, Athletics, Table Tennis and Gymnastics) that are participating in the UKSG 2006 are responsible for the competition format, team selection and technical requirements of their sport in this event, as well as assuming responsibility for the developmental work around the National Competition Framework and engaging the National School Sport Associations in that process.
	UK Sport has no formal contracted involvement with the UK School Games however they are supporting the event in two ways:
	Ensuring that the performance and competition structures build on and link in with the World Class Performance Pathway; and
	Advising on the drug testing procedures for the Games
	UK Sport will also be using the event to promote Drug Free Sport through their 100 per cent. ME Outreach programme.

Schools Olympics

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many school sport organisations were consulted before the announcement of a Schools Olympics in the 2006 budget; and what representations she received in response to the consultation.

Richard Caborn: Prior to the announcement of the UK School Games (UKSG) 2006, as Minister for Sport, I co-ordinated a meeting with key partners. This included the National Council for School Sport (NCSS), (the representative body of the National School Sport Associations in England) and the NGB's from Athletics, Swimming, Gymnastics, Table Tennis and Fencing. The schools associations in England and the Home Countries were informed of these proposals, an update of the meeting was sent to the Scottish Schools Federation.
	The Youth Sport Trust, the organisation responsible for the UKSG 2006 has confirmed support from the School Sport Associations and NGB's.
	Details of the UK School Games (UKSG) for 200711 have not been finalised.

Schools Olympics

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport which body is responsible for the organisation of the Schools Olympics announced in the Budget; and what role the private sector will play in the project.

Richard Caborn: The lead responsibility for the UK School Games (UKSG) 2006, rests with the Youth Sport Trust. Sponsorship has been secured from Visa. Arrangements for the UKSG for 200711 have not been finalised. However the Millennium Commission has recently invited applications from organisations willing to organise the UKSG in 200711 and which it is intended will receive funding from the Trust which the Commission, the Big Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and the Government plans to establish to support a diverse range of cultural and sporting initiatives associated with the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. It is our expectation that, as with the Glasgow event, these Games would also attract private sponsorship.

Financial Assistance Scheme

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how much on average has been paid (a) per person and (b) to each terminally ill person from the Financial Assistance Scheme;
	(2)  how many (a) people and (b) people who are terminally ill are eligible for payments from the Financial Assistance Scheme;
	(3)  how many (a) people and (b) people who are terminally ill have received payments from the Financial Assistance Scheme in each month since the scheme started.

James Purnell: To date, 43 people have been assessed as eligible for payments. Four of these are not yet being paid as they have not reached age 65. None of those eligible are terminally ill.
	The gross average payment is 2,291.64 a year, or 190.97 a month. The following table details the number of payments made in each month since the first payments in December 2005.
	
		Payments made each month
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 December 13 
			 January 15 
			 February 27 
			 March 32 
			 April 39

Financial Assistance Scheme

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 
	(1)  how many of his Department's staff are employed to administer the Financial Assistance Scheme;
	(2)  what the total staff cost of the Financial Assistance Scheme has been, broken down by (a) managers and (b) administrative staff.

James Purnell: The Financial Assistance Scheme Operational Unit in York employs 69 people to administer the scheme. Reflecting actual working patterns, this equates to a whole time equivalent of 62 people.
	The costs for the financial year 200506 are for (a) managers: 234,281.29 and (b) administrative staff: 1,052,724.76.
	Note
	Assumes managers are in grades of Higher Executive Officer and above.

Financial Assistance Scheme

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many calls were received by the financial assistance scheme operational unit in each quarter for which figures are available; and how many calls (a) were answered, (b) met an engaged tone and (c) were abandoned in each quarter.

James Purnell: The information requested is as follows.
	
		
			  September November 2005 December 2005 February 2006 MarchApril 2006 
		
		
			 Calls received 552 903 467 
			 Calls answered 544 898 463 
			 Calls engaged 0 0 0 
			 Calls abandoned(13) 8 5 4 
		
	
	(13) 15 of the 17 abandoned calls were abandoned within two seconds, giving staff no chance of answering the call.

Consultants

Keith Vaz: To ask the Prime Minister if he will list the companies which were paid consultancy fees by his Office in 200506; how much each was paid; and what each of the companies was used to accomplish.

Tony Blair: For these purposes my office forms part of the Cabinet Office. I have therefore asked my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office (Hilary Armstrong) to reply. A copy of the reply will be placed in the Library of the House.

Middle East (Special Envoy)

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Prime Minister what the duties and responsibilities are of his Special Envoy to the Middle East; whether this post incurs a cost to the public purse; how he measures the efficacy of this person's work; and if he will make a statement.

Tony Blair: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) on 17 March 2006, Official Report, columns 258182W.
	Lord Levy receives no remuneration and travels at his own expense. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and diplomatic missions overseas provide him with practical support.

Airport Security (Northern Ireland)

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answers of 26 April 2006, Official Report, column 1089W, on airport security (Northern Ireland), and 4 May 2006, Official Report, columns 17334W, on airport security, what steps are being taken at each of Northern Ireland's three airports to reduce the number of incidents requiring investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority.

Gillian Merron: There is a robust regulatory regime in place to ensure the safe operation of aircraft in the United Kingdom. Both the Civil Aviation Authority's Mandatory Occurrence Reporting scheme and investigations by the Department's Air Accidents Investigation Branch have key roles in this regime.
	The CAA analyses Mandatory Occurrence Reports to identify any patterns or trends so that it can take any appropriate regulatory action. AAIB makes such safety recommendations as it considers necessary on a case by case basis to regulators and industry to prevent further accidents or incidents occurring.

Buses

John Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much bus subsidy has been provided in the (a) Greater Manchester, (b) Merseyside, (c) Tyne and Wear, (d) West Yorkshire and (e) South Yorkshire passenger transport authority area in each of the last 10 years.

Stephen Ladyman: The following table shows the totals for the last nine years of expenditure by the relevant passenger transport authority on support for local bus services and re-imbursement of concessionary travel fares on buses in each area. There is no comparable figure for 199596.
	
		 million
		
			  (a) Greater Manchester (b) Merseyside (c) Tyne and Wear (d) West Yorkshire (e) South Yorkshire 
		
		
			 199697 57.4 53.1 29.5 40.1 27.1 
			 199798 56.6 57.1 28.0 38.7 25.2 
			 199899 58.7 59.7 27.9 40.5 17.4 
			 19992000 60.3 43.5 30.3 39.2 16.9 
			 200001 63.5 45.0 30.1 42.9 17.6 
			 200102 59.2 46.8 30.0 44.9 18.8 
			 200203 61.8 49.2 32.1 42.4 18.6 
			 200304 77.5 52.4 27.4 45.0 20.3 
			 200405 71.4 57.3 27.2 40.9 22.4 
		
	
	Source:
	Local authority returns to ODPM, revenue out-turn (RO2).
	In addition, operators of local bus services receive Bus Service Operators Grant from this Department. This is paid direct to operators and is not attributed to a specific area.

Buses

Andrew Gwynne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people travelled on buses in (a) Greater London and (b) Greater Manchester in each year since 1985; and what percentage of the total population this represented in each case.

Gillian Merron: The number of bus passenger journeys is shown in the following table:
	
		Million
		
			  London Greater Manchester 
		
		
			 198586 1,152 357 
			 198687 1,164 267 
			 198788 1,207 310 
			 198889 1,211 297 
			 198990 1,188 291 
			 199091 1,178 270 
			 199192 1,149 260 
			 199293 1,129 252 
			 199394 1,117 236 
			 199495 1,155 226 
			 199596 1,193 224 
			 199697 1,230 212 
			 199798 1,281 211 
			 199899 1,266 217 
			 19992000 1,294 202 
			 200001 1,347 204 
			 200102 1,422 208 
			 200203 1,527 208 
			 200304 1,692 206 
			 200405 1,777 203 
		
	
	Source:
	DfT Annual Surveys of PSV Operators,
	The figures in the table include journeys made by non-residents. The proportion of residents who used buses at least once a year is available from the National Travel Survey (NTS), as follows:
	
		Percentage
		
			  Greater London Greater Manchester 
		
		
			 1998 80 63 
			 1999 81 63 
			 2000 79 59 
			 2001 80 55 
			 2003 77 60 
		
	
	The NTS has recorded the proportion of people using buses at county level only since 1998, and on an alternate-year basis only since 2002. Data for all available years are shown in the aforementioned table.

Ice Falls (Aircraft)

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many ice falls from civilian aircraft there have been in Leicestershire in each of the last 20 years for which figures are available; where and when the incidents occurred; and what (a) injuries to people and (b) damage to property resulted.

Gillian Merron: The Civil Aviation Authority has received four reports of ice falls occurring in Leicestershire over the last 20 years. None of the ice falls caused any injury. The dates, location and property damage caused by the four reported ice falls are set out in the following table:
	
		
			 Date Time (UTC) Location County Injuries Damage to property 
		
		
			 24 July1987 1500 Quorn Leicestershire None Roof tiles 
			 7 October 1993 2215 Burbage Leicestershire None None 
			 2 September 1999 1810 Barlestone Leicestershire None Shed panels and furniture 
			 18 March 2006 1640 Great Glen Leicestershire None Vehicle on driveway 
		
	
	It has not been possible for the Civil Aviation Authority to conclude definitively that the ice in these cases fell from civil aircraft.

Liverpool Airport

David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger flights (a) commenced and (b) terminated at Liverpool John Lennon International Airport in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Gillian Merron: The number of passenger flights that commenced and terminated at Liverpool John Lennon International Airport is as follows:
	
		Number of passenger flights to/from Liverpool airport 200305 Thousand
		
			  Commenced Terminated 
		
		
			 2003 16.0 16.0 
			 2004 17.5 17.4 
			 2005 22.8 22.8 
		
	
	Note :
	Excludes air taxis (charter flights operated by aircraft below 15 tonnes maximum takeoff weight authorised)
	Source:
	Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Airports Statistics

Liverpool Airport

David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many passenger movements were recorded at Liverpool John Lennon International airport in each of the last three years for which figures are available.

Gillian Merron: Information on passenger movements at Liverpool John Lennon International airport for last three years is as follows:
	
		Passenger movements at John Lennon International airport: 200305 Thousand
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 2003 3,175 
			 2004 3,352 
			 2005 4,409 
		
	
	Note:
	Passenger traffic carried on air taxi (charter flights operated by aircraft below 15 tonnes maximum takeoff weight authorised) services is excluded.
	Source:
	Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Airports Statistics

M26

Michael Fallon: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated date is in which the M26 between junctions one and two are expected to be resurfaced with quieter surfacing.

Stephen Ladyman: Resurfacing was carried out at seven locations on the M26 between J1 and J2A in 200506.
	The works had been identified to treat areas of life expired carriageway and, in total, 17.6 lane kilometres (approximately a third of the total area) were resurfaced using a low noise material.
	Subject to the availability of funding and the rate of deterioration of the road surface it is expected that resurfacing the remaining carriageway between junctions J1 and 2A Eastbound will take place in 200809 and westbound, between J2A and J1, in 200910. Low noise surfacing will be used and this will complete the resurfacing of the carriageways between junctions 1 and 2A.

Nottingham East Midlands Airport

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many overseas visitors arrived at Nottingham East Midlands airport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Gillian Merron: The information available on the estimated number of overseas passengers on international flights at Nottingham East Midlands airport is as follows:
	
		Nottingham East Midlands airport, overseas passengers on international flights
		
			  Thousand 
		
		
			 1975 23 
			 1983 31 
			 199293 80 
			 1999 132 
			 2003 239 
		
	
	Source:
	Civil Aviation Authority passenger surveys.
	These figures include both arrivals and departures. Information on nationality is not collected every year at this airport.

Nottingham East Midlands Airport

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British passengers have flown out on international flights from Nottingham East Midlands airport in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Gillian Merron: The information available on the estimated number of United Kingdom passengers on international flights at Nottingham East Midlands airport is as follows:
	
		Nottingham East Midlands airport, United Kingdom passengers on international flights
		
			  Thousand 
		
		
			 1975 335 
			 1983 648 
			 199293 891 
			 1999 1,661 
			 2003 3,104 
		
	
	Source:
	Civil Aviation Authority passenger surveys.
	These figures include both arrivals and departures. Information on nationality is not collected every year at this airport.

Road Accidents

Richard Spring: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 
	(1)  how many road traffic accidents resulting in fatality occurred in Suffolk in each year since 1997; and how many deaths these caused in total;
	(2)  how many serious motorcycle accidents occurred in Suffolk in each year since 1997;
	(3)  how many pedestrians have been seriously injured as a result of road traffic accidents in Suffolk in each year since 1997.

Stephen Ladyman: The number of (a) fatal accidents and fatalities (b) serious accidents involving a motorcycle and (c) pedestrians seriously injured in personal injury road accidents, reported to the police in Suffolk in each year between 1997 and 2004 (the latest for which figures are available) are given in the table.
	
		Number of fatal accidents, fatalities, serious accidents involving a motorcycle and pedestrians seriously injured in Suffolk: 1997 to 2004
		
			  Fatal accidents Number of fatalities Serious accidents involving motorcycles(14) Pedestrians seriously injured 
		
		
			 1997 42 43 70 62 
			 1998 21 23 59 56 
			 1999 45 48 72 56 
			 2000 50 56 80 59 
			 2001 49 53 75 41 
			 2002 42 43 64 41 
			 2003 50 60 69 42 
			 2004 40 42 70 55 
		
	
	(14) Includes motorcycles and scooters, but excludes mopeds.

Road Safety

Nigel Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many vehicle accidents occurred on (a) A roads and (b) motorways in Lancashire in each year since 1990; and how many (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries there were as a result in each year.

Stephen Ladyman: The number of road accidents reported to the police on (a) A roads and (b) motorways in Lancashire and the resulting, (i) fatalities and (ii) serious injuries in each year from 1990 to 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in the table.
	
		Accidents, fatalities and serious injuries on A roads and motorways in Lancashire(excluding Unitary Authorities): 19902004
		
			  A roads Motorways 
			  Accidents Fatalities Serious Injuries Accidents Fatalities Serious Injuries 
		
		
			 1990 2,038 54 398 229 15 75 
			 1991 1,954 45 377 164 11 44 
			 1992 2,044 58 424 207 8 46 
			 1993 1,983 42 442 222 7 70 
			 1994 2,127 53 513 254 8 91 
			 1995 1,968 40 488 220 6 67 
			 1996 1,988 37 440 241 8 71 
			 1997 2,033 36 451 364 7 70 
			 1998 1,863 37 394 358 6 65 
			 1999 1,864 34 398 343 9 58 
			 2000 1,813 28 356 286 5 60 
			 2001 1,886 32 349 299 7 42 
			 2002 1,887 30 319 332 2 55 
			 2003 1,673 31 328 337 8 54 
			 2004 1,848 27 358 388 5 50